What if the hotel doesn't refund the deposit because of the epidemic?

Legal basis: Article 180 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall not bear civil liability if it fails to perform its civil obligations due to force majeure. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail. Force majeure is an unforeseeable, unavoidable and insurmountable objective situation.

Article 562 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The parties may terminate the contract through consultation. The parties may agree on the reasons for one party to terminate the contract. When the reasons for the termination of the contract arise, the creditor may terminate the contract.

Article 563 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) may terminate the contract under any of the following circumstances: (1) the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved due to force majeure; (two) before the expiration of the time limit for performance, one party clearly indicated or indicated by his own behavior that he would not perform the main debt; (three) one party delays the performance of the main debt and fails to perform it within a reasonable period after being urged; (4) One of the parties delays the performance of debts or commits other breach of contract, which makes it impossible to achieve the purpose of the contract; (5) Other circumstances stipulated by law. For an indefinite contract whose content is to continue to perform debts, the parties may terminate the contract at any time, but they shall notify the other party before a reasonable time limit.